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en-usMedical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.New study finds link between depression and abnormal brain response to visceral pain in patients with IBSHigh rates of anxiety and depression amongst patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have led many researchers to believe there could be a causal relationship between psychological factors and IBS symptoms. Now, scientists in Germany have found clear evidence that patients with IBS process pain signals from the gut abnormally, and that disturbed brain responses to pain are particularly pronounced in patients with more depression symptoms.1http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-link-depression-abnormal-brain-response.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 02 Oct 2014 11:35:01 EDTnews331468485Mind over gray matter: Placebo improves both pleasure and pain(Medical Xpress)—The human brain's exquisite complexity and power make it a unique evolutionary marvel. One of the brain's more interesting abilities is known as the placebo effect, in which no more than the expectation of relief can lead to analgesia – the relief of pain, anxiety, depression, nausea, and many other aversive states. However, scientists at University of Gothenburg and University of Oslo recently showed that the placebo effect may not be limited to pain reduction, but may also enhance pleasure, or hyperhedonia. The researchers used the placebo effect to improve both painful and pleasant touch sensations in healthy humans – and by comparing brain processing using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), found that, depending on whether the starting point was painful or pleasant, neurocircuitry associated with emotion and reward underpinned improvement of both pain and pleasant touch by dampening pain but increasing touch pleasantness.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-mind-gray-placebo-pleasure-pain.html
NeuroscienceTue, 29 Oct 2013 15:20:05 EDTnews302276085Intranasal application of hormone appears to enhance placebo responseThe hormone oxytocin may mediate processes such as empathy, trust, and social learning. These are key elements of the patient-physician relationship, which is an important mediator of placebo responses, according to background information in a Research Letter appearing in the October 23/30 issue of JAMA. Simon Kessner, of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, and colleagues conducted a study to test whether oxytocin enhances the placebo response in an experimental placebo analgesia model.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-intranasal-application-hormone-placebo-response.html
MedicationsTue, 22 Oct 2013 16:30:04 EDTnews301678192Dual epidural analgesia most effective for scoliosis surgery(HealthDay)—Dual continuous epidural analgesia (CEA) is the most effective pain control method following surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of Spine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-dual-epidural-analgesia-effective-scoliosis.html
SurgeryWed, 18 Sep 2013 15:00:01 EDTnews298734319Multimodal analgesia lessens post-op morphine needs(HealthDay)—A multimodal analgesia combination appears to be safe and effective for pain relief after lumbar decompressive laminectomy, according to a study published in the August issue of the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-multimodal-analgesia-lessens-post-op-morphine.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesFri, 23 Aug 2013 13:00:01 EDTnews296480792FDA warns of rare skin reactions to acetaminophen(HealthDay)—The widely used painkiller acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, can cause rare but serious skin reactions and a warning about this danger will be added to product labels, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-fda-rare-skin-reactions-acetaminophen.html
MedicationsFri, 02 Aug 2013 09:50:01 EDTnews294654960Epidural during/Post spine surgery gives better outcomes(HealthDay)—In patients undergoing reconstructive spine surgery, combined epidural and general anesthesia results in better pain control and other outcomes compared with general anesthesia plus narcotics, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of Spine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-07-epidural-duringpost-spine-surgery-outcomes.html
OtherWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:30:02 EDTnews293288426New approach may allow faster spinal anesthesia for cancer patients at end of lifeFor patients with uncontrolled pain from terminal cancer, a new approach to calculating initial dosage may allow a quicker start of spinal analgesia—and less time in the hospital, according to a study in the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-approach-faster-spinal-anesthesia-cancer.html
OtherTue, 28 May 2013 04:34:22 EDTnews288934425Post-operative intravenous acetaminophen may help reduce use of morphine in infantsAmong infants undergoing major surgery, postoperative use of intermittent intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) for the management of pain resulted in a lower cumulative morphine dose over 48 hours, according to a study appearing in the January 9 issue of JAMA.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-post-operative-intravenous-acetaminophen-morphine-infants.html
SurgeryTue, 08 Jan 2013 16:00:01 EDTnews276864462IV acetaminophen eases post-spinal op pain for children(HealthDay)—Children and adolescents given intravenously (IV)-administered acetaminophen after major spine surgery have significantly less postoperative pain, compared with those given placebo, but administration of acetaminophen does not reduce the need for opioids, according to a study published in the Sept. 15 issue of Spine.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-iv-acetaminophen-eases-post-spinal-op.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesSun, 23 Sep 2012 15:02:35 EDTnews267631342Better analgesia from pelvic plexus block in prostate biopsy(HealthDay) -- Compared with periprostatic nerve block (PNB), pelvic plexus block (PPB), performed under Doppler ultrasound guidance, provides better pain relief for men during office-based transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy, according to research published in the August issue of The Journal of Urology.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-analgesia-pelvic-plexus-block-prostate.html
Diseases, Conditions, SyndromesThu, 26 Jul 2012 17:41:31 EDTnews262543277Quick, simple test developed to identify patients who will not respond to the painkiller tramadolFrench researchers have found a way to identify quickly the 5-10% of patients in whom the commonly used painkiller, tramadol, does not work effectively. A simple blood test can produce a result within a few hours, enabling doctors to switch a non-responding patient on to another painkiller, such as morphine, which will be able to work in these patients.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-quick-simple-patients-painkiller-tramadol.html
MedicationsSun, 10 Jun 2012 12:21:38 EDTnews258549679Immunization pain reduced using the five S's technique(HealthDay) -- Use of the five S's intervention (swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking) reduces pain scores and crying time following administration of routine immunizations for 2- and 4-month-old infants, according to a study published online April 16 in Pediatrics.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-immunization-pain-technique.html
HealthTue, 17 Apr 2012 04:40:01 EDTnews253852845Report highlights child deaths from post-surgery codeine use(HealthDay) -- Researchers have identified three previously unreported instances of severe opioid-induced toxicity in children following adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, according to a case report published online April 9 in Pediatrics.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-highlights-child-deaths-post-surgery-codeine.html
Sleep apneaMon, 09 Apr 2012 13:50:02 EDTnews253195977Inducing labor is not associated with higher rates of cesarean sectionsA new study published in the international Nordic journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (AOGS) reveals that inducing labor in the weeks around term, or from week 39 to week 41, is not connected with higher rates of cesarean section compared with waiting for a later spontaneous or induced labor. There has been much debate about this in recent years with a concern that induction as opposed to expectant management might lead to a higher risk for the woman to end up with emergency cesarean section, rather than to deliver normally.http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-labor-higher-cesarean-sections.html
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